Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Title
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Experimental and theoretical studies on microalgal cell adhesion and interactions on membranes
(2021)Microalgae Cell adhesion is global and plays a critical role in different scientific and engineering problems especially in wastewater treatment. This study focused on both experimental and theoretical studies on microalgal ... -
Experimental characterization of a hybrid photovoltaic-thermal system with regeneration
(2018)Currently, enormous quantities of waste energy are continuously discharged into the earth’s atmosphere from various sources. For example, in a photovoltaic panel, about 85% of the incident light is either dissipated as ... -
Experimental determination of the residual compressive strength of concrete columns subjected to different fire durations and load ratios
(2019)The superior thermal property of concrete associated to its great capability of thermally insulating the embedded reinforcing steel rebar is the main reason for the good behavior of reinforced concrete structural elements ... -
Experimental evaluation of a solid-state organ-targeted positron emission tomography (PET) camera
(2021)Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with an organ-targeted approach has a potential to significantly improve the diagnosis of a variety of diseases through higher detection efficacy and a reduced dose of radioactivity ... -
Experimental fire testing of damaged glulam beam connections retrofitted using self-tapping screws
(2022)During the lifespan of timber buildings, structural members may exhibit different defects and/or failures. This may include splits that develop due to shrinkage because of changes in the moisture content of wood and/or ... -
Experimental Investigation and Modelling of Sand Jets Passing through an Immiscible Layer
(2016)Sand jets passing through two immiscible liquids, water and oil have many applications in the field of civil and environmental engineering such as tailings transport, dredging and discharge of industrial and urban wastewater. ... -
Experimental investigation of effect of cement content and sulphate concentration on loading rate-dependent fracture behaviour of CPB under Mode I, II, and III loading conditions
(2024)Cement paste backfill (CPB) technology is becoming the standard mine backfilling approach in the mining industry as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way to manage tailings. Most importantly, CPB plays a ... -
Experimental investigation of exposed column base plate connections subjected to combined axial and bi-directional lateral loading
(2023)Column base plate (CBP) connections are critical components in the overall design of a steel structure. CBP connections are responsible for transferring the forces exerted on base columns through a base plate and grout ... -
Experimental investigation of water entry of a solid object and sand particles
(2023)This thesis presents the results of two different approaches to water entry; first, in Part I, the results of the experimental investigation of the water entry of a solid object, a thick disk in stagnant water, are ... -
Experimental investigations of sand-water coaxial and swirling jets in stagnant water
(2021)Sand jets and particle clouds are found in many engineering applications, such as marine bed capping, dredging material disposal, and discharge of wastewater. A coaxial jet is composed of an inner jet surrounded by an ... -
Experimental investigations on the effects of grid-screen, sand bed, and nozzle orientation on the dynamics of bubble plumes
(2023)A bubble plume is defined as a column of air that flows through a liquid ambient due to the density difference between air and the ambient liquid. Bubble plumes have been utilized in wastewater treatment and oxygen transfer ... -
Experimental Study of Vertical and Oblique Particle Clouds in Water
(2016)Sand jets and particle clouds are common in many engineering areas such as marine bed capping, dredging, and artificial island construction. Because of the wide range of their application, a better understanding of particle ... -
Experimental study on mixing of activated sludge with or without air in a mixing tank through electrical resistance tomography (ERT) and response surface methodology
(2017)In such industrial processes as oxidation, hydrogenation, and biological fermentation gas and liquid are contacted and mixed to reach steady condition. The unit operations applied for gas/liquid processes include but are ... -
Experimental testing of geomechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced cemented paste backfill (FR-CPB) under warmer curing temperature
(2020)Backfilling techniques enable improved ore recovery and structural stability to underground mines employing a material to fill the voids after the excavation. Fiber-reinforced cemented paste backfill (FR-CPB) is this ... -
Expert on her own body: contested framings of risk and expertise in discourses on unassisted childbirth
(2014-01-22)In spite of transitions to the culture of childbirth in late 20th century developed nations, the past decade has seen a rise of a new movement advocating for unassisted childbirth – that is, childbirth managed entirely by ... -
Exploiting semantic similarity models to automate transfer credit assessment in academic mobility
(2021)Student mobility or academic mobility involves students moving between institutions during their post-secondary education, and one of the challenging tasks in this process is to assess the transfer credits to be offered ... -
Exploration of contrastive learning strategies toward more robust stance detection systems
(2023)Stance Detection, in general, is the task of identifying the author’s position on controversial topics. In Natural Language Processing, Stance Detection extracts the author’s attitude from the text written toward an issue ... -
Exploration of exercise motivation and adherence among individuals living with cancer following participation in a structured group-based exercise program
(2015-06-15)Background/Objectives: Previous literature has found that exercise participation for individuals living with cancer has a multitude of benefits and is recommended for rehabilitation following cancer treatment. It has ... -
An exploration of image recognition in archaeological starch analysis
(2023)The goal of this thesis was to produce a statistical method of assigning species to starch granules recovered from eastern North American archaeological assemblages. Starch grain analysis is an archaeobotanical tool that ... -
Exploration of inflammasomes as targets for therapy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection
(2018)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common Gram-negative opportunistic bacterial pathogen capable of infecting humans with compromised natural defenses and causing severe pulmonary disease. It is the major cause of severe chronic ...